Yemen rebels say to join delayed peace talks in Kuwait

SANAA: Shiite Huthi rebels and their allies have agreed to join delayed UN-brokered peace talks in Kuwait, their representatives said on Wednesday. The rebels agreed to join the talks after receiving assurances from the UN envoy and ambassadors that a ceasefire in effect since April 11 would be respected by loyalist forces, the rebels’ Al-Masirah television quoted Huthi representative Saleh al-Sammad as saying. Mahdi al-Mashat, a representative of rebel leader Abdulmalik al-Huthi, said the rebels had been assured that the agenda for the talks would be “clear and tackle issues that could help achieve peaceful solutions.”